Rain Pushes MAC Baseball Tourney Off Schedule

5/17/2001 12:00:00 AM | Baseball

May 17, 2001

MUNCIE, Ind.--Rain and darkness has thrown the Mid-American Conference Baseball Tournament off schedule for a second straight day.

Only one complete game was played on Thursday - sixth-seed Miami beat top-seed Ball State by a 13-5 count. The Ball State-Bowling Green contest was suspended with Ball State leading, 8-2, after six innings. That game will be completed on Friday at 9 a.m. (EST).

After the conclusion of that game, Miami and Ohio will play then the Chippewas will battle Kent State. The final game of the day is a matchup between the winner of the Miami-Ohio game versus the winner of the CMU-Kent State game.

Friday's Schedule (all times EST):

9 a.m. - Completion of Ball State vs. Bowling Green

30 minutes after conclusion - Game 5: Miami vs. Ohio

30 minutes after conclusion - Game 6: CMU vs. Kent State

30 minutes after conclusion - Game 7: Winner of Game 5 vs. Winner of Game 6